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The Terrace Community Forest (TCF) is a private company owned by the City of Terrace and in turn is managed by an appointed Board which gives direction to the General Manager to carry out the general operation of the forest tenure. The City of Terrace was granted a Probationary Community Forest license on June 21, 2005 with an allowable annual cut of 30,000 m3/year. There are three operating areas within the TCF: Shames/Amesbury, Deep Creek, and Kitimat.
The TCF’s Mission Statement is: To provide long-term jobs while improving timber, wildlife and biodiversity values.
The TCF Limited Partnership supports the following guiding principles as high-level direction to the governance and management of the community forest. These guiding principles inform and shape decision-making and assist in the attainment of the vision, mission, goals and objectives. The TCF will strive to promote their application by all those who work in and on community forest governance and operations in order to:
- Provide long-term opportunities for achieving a range of community objectives, values and priorities
- Diversify the use of and benefits derived from the community forest agreement area
- Provide social and economic benefits to British Columbia
- Undertake community forestry consistent with sound principles of environmental stewardship that reflect a broad spectrum of values
- Promote community involvement and participation
- Promote communication and strengthen relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community members
- Foster innovation
- Advocate forest worker safety
- Ensure that development is economically viable and will provide a positive return on investment to the local community
- Manage the community forest so it will provide employment opportunities to local residents and businesses.